Jorge Martin on Thai MotoGP sprint track limits: ‘I used my cards’

Pram🍰ac rider extended championship lead in Thai sprint

Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati, 2024 Thai MotoGP
Jorge Martin, Pramac Ducati, 2024 Thai MotoGP
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꧟Jorge Martin admits he was worried about track limits during the MotoGP Thailand Grand Prix sprint, but “used my cards” to ensure he didn’t get a penalty.

The Pramac rider 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:was forced to recover from fifth on the opening lap after running wide at 🎉Turn 1 trying to jump Francesco Bagnaia from third on the grid.

Martin quickly fought his way back into the podium places and took second from Bagnaia with a daring overtak꧒e on the inside of Turn 7 on lap seven.

However, he touched the green run-off area and wa📖s given a track limits warning, aꦅnd did so for a second time two tours later.

Bagnaia later said he was anticipating a penalty as he counted four track limits infringements, but Martin was officially only clocked as making two - which is one shy from a punishable offence🤪.

Asked if he was wor💧ried about track limits, Martin said: “For sure.

“I mean I’m a bit on the limit in corner seven if I want to do the entry fast and go really soon onto the throttle, then I’🐎m really on the limit on ꧙that exit.

“I used my cards. You can go on the 𝓀green one time, so I usedꩵ it.

“From that point I tried to keep a bit of margin, not a lot, because I know Pecco was quite strong at that point of the track. ๊But I had to take some margin.”

The overtake on Bagnaia and the resulting second-place finish in the sprint means Marti😼n is now 22 points clear in the standings.

It also means heꦰ can finish second in every race from now on and still win the championship.

“We will see during🥂 the coming races,” he said when asked for his thoughts on t♉his.

“For sure, if yo𝓀u ask me if I would sign [for this], I would sign - I want to be world champion.

“But I don’t 𓂃know. Let’s see, maybe tomorrow I cannot be second. I will give my 100%, Pecco will🐽 be so strong.

“I will try to be intelligent. F𝔍or sure, my race is with him. If I can win, I will take it.

“But my challenge is another one. It will be super difficult. Pecco normally on 💟Sunday improves, so I will need to improve aꦚlso.”

Martin🔥 says running wide at Turn 1 on the opening lap was the only choice he had as he would have run into Bagnaia otherwise.

“Really difficult,” he added on his race.

“The first corner was complicated. I think I either released the brakes and go wide and lose a few𝓰 positions, or hit Pecco. So, I decided to go wide. For sure it was difficult afterwards.

“I was in sixth position, or seventh position g꧒oing into🔯 the third corner. From that moment it was difficult. It was really hot in the pack.

“Normally I’m a bit ♏more in front, so I’m not used to this heat. It was really tough and also I think my front temperature went super high.

“Anyway, I think I was riding well, I was competitive. This is the most important thing and I was able to overtake back [Pedro] Acosta, Marc [Ma💧rquez] and Pecco.

♍“So, I’m happy and tomorrow will be a really difficult race. So, I need to be really focused.”

Martin is still unsure about tyre choice for the 26-lap grand prix, with the hard likely to be th🌟e favoure🐎d option as it was last year.

He did a lot of work with that on Friday, but wasn’t happy on the used hard. Regardless, he says he will “decide the same as Pecco” whatever ha﷽ppens.

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